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How to uninstall Desura from your computer

Desura is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Desura. Go over here where you can get more info on Desura. More data about the app Desura can be seen at . Usually the Desura program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall Desura by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\Desura_Uninstaller.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. Desura's main file takes around 2.56 MB (2679392 bytes) and its name is desura.exe.

Desura installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 20.39 MB (21376418 bytes) on disk.

  • desura.exe (2.56 MB)
  • desura_service.exe (1,022.09 KB)
  • Desura_Uninstaller.exe (138.64 KB)
  • dumpgen.exe (1.00 MB)
  • java_launcher.exe (934.59 KB)
  • mcf_util.exe (1.26 MB)
  • toolhelper.exe (790.09 KB)
  • utility.exe (821.59 KB)
  • TheOilBlue.exe (11.95 MB)
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The current page applies to Desura version 100.63 only. You can find below a few links to other Desura versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Desura
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Desura
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Desura

The files below were left behind on your disk by Desura's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\bin\avcodec-53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\bin\avformat-53.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\bin\avutil-51.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\bin\Blank_GDF.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Desura
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Desura
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Desura

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Desura\shell\open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\desura.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\desura.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\dumpgen.exe.ApplicationCompany


A way to erase Desura with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Desura is a program released by the software company Desura. Frequently, people decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK procedure to remove Desura is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Desura or simply click the Search field and type in "Desura". If it is installed on your PC the Desura program will be found automatically. After you select Desura in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Desura, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Desura:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.desura.com/about
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Desura\Desura_Uninstaller.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Desura.
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8. After uninstalling Desura, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Desura that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Desura with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Desura by Desura from your computer, nor are we saying that Desura by Desura is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Desura in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-12-06 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-12-05 23:21:11.493